Hong Kong police say an 18-year-old man was injured near his shoulder after an officer fired a live round during demonstrations. They say he was sent to a hospital and was conscious. Follow live updates:
Beijing residents on Hong Kong: No good comes of a "fight with the great China"A thousand miles away from the raging chaos in Hong Kong, young people in Beijing are lining up outside restaurants and planning how to watch tonight's fireworks.
"What they are trying to do in Hong Kong is useless, the protests are useless," said Hong Kang, a 23-year-old advertising worker from Hangzhou. "There won't be any good outcome for you if you fight with the great China," he said. His friend repeated unfounded claims that protesters were shooting at police as well, so he didn't mind if authorities had fired back.But there were quiet glimmers of support for Hong Kong, spoken in whispers meters away from the large groups of black-uniformed security guards.
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